ch. 9 multiple choice psych

The view that development is a cumulative d. process, gradually adding to the same type of

skills is known as ________.

continuous development

Developmental psychologists study human growth and development across three domains. Which of the following is not one of these domains?

psychological

How is lifespan development defined?

The study of how we grow and change

from conception to death.

The idea that even if something is out of sight, it still exists is called ________.

object permanence

Which theorist proposed that moral thinking proceeds through a series of stages?

Lawrence Kohlberg

According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, what is the main task of the adolescent?

forming an identity

Which of the following is the correct order of prenatal development?

zygote, embryo, fetus

The time during fetal growth when specific parts or organs develop is known as ________.

critical period

What begins as a single-cell structure that is created when a sperm and egg merge at conception?

zygote

Using scissors to cut out paper shapes is an example of ________.

fine motor skills

The child uses the parent as a base from which to explore her world in which attachment style?

secure

The frontal lobes become fully developed ________.

by 25 years old

Who created the very first modern hospice?

Florence Nightingale

Which of the following is the order of stages in Kübler-Ross's five-stage model of grief?

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance